Lesbians and the internalization of societal standards of weight and appearance.
Lesbians and the internalization of societal standards of weight and appearance.
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女同性恋者和体重和外表社会标准的内化。
DOI：
10.1300/j155v03n04_16
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Karen Heffernan
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作者：
Karen Heffernan
一项关于女同性恋者身体形象、体重问题和饮食失调的研究结果被提出。与异性恋者相比，女同性恋者对有关女性权利和角色的传统社会规范更持批评态度，但在有关女性体重和外貌的规范方面，这种差异消失了。节食很频繁，几乎一半的参与者对自己的体重不满意，自尊受到身体自尊的强烈影响。很多女同性恋者表示，伴侣的外表吸引力很重要。然而，与异性恋女性相比，女同性恋对外表吸引力的概念更多地是功能性的，与身体状况有关，较少关注与“外表”相关的传统方面。研究发现，参与女同性恋活动，而不是女权主义活动，可以防止女性对自己身体的不尊重。这些发现从理解女同性恋者与审美标准的关系、亚群体之间的差异以及饮食问题的风险等方面进行了讨论。
ABSTRACT Findings from a study of body image, weight concern, and disordered eating in lesbians are presented. While lesbians were more critical of traditional social norms regarding the rights and roles of women in general than heterosexual controls, this difference disappeared in regard to norms concerning women's weight and appearance. Dieting was frequent, almost half of the participants were dissatisfied with their weight, and self-esteem was strongly influenced by body esteem. A large number of lesbians said that physical attractiveness was important in a partner. However, lesbians' conception of physical attractiveness had a more functional quality, related to physical condition, and less concern for conventional aspects related to "looks" than heterosexual women. Involvement in lesbian, but not feminist, activities was found to be a protective factor against low body esteem. These findings are discussed in terms of understanding lesbians' relationships to beauty norms, variations across subgroups, and risk for eating problems.